4-day-old baby among hundreds of migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea

A 4-day-old baby was one of over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea. The baby was travelling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 migrants from North and Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Yemen. The boats were seen drifting some 22 nautical miles north of the Libyan town of Sabratha, the most frequently used departure point currently used by people smugglers in Libya. The flow of migrants braving the Mediterranean Sea has not stopped despite the cold weather due to rumors of a potential crackdown on people-smuggling. In the past migrant crossings have slowed to a trickle during winter months due to bad weather. But crossings spiked at the end of last year as word spread that Libya’s coast guard is being trained to stop illicit boats setting sail for Italy, …READ MORE ON NBCNEWS.COM